Can I be accussed of stealing money even though I have full access to my another’s accounts andhave been payingtheir bills by a verbal agreement?
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Can I be accussed of stealing money even though I have full access to my another’s accounts andhave been payingtheir bills by a verbal agreement?
My mother moved in my with my boyfriend and I 2 months ago. She agreed to pay $600 in rent and $300 towards a car. She’s had me hold onto and use her debit card to pay her bills and buy her food for the past year as she doesn’t drive and I’ve been taking care of her. At the beginning of this month she admitted herself into a psychiatric hospital. I transferred her $900 into my checking account to pay her rent and bills. She’s now threatening to call the cops on me. I have papers where she wrote out what she needs to pay this month, also.
Asked on December 14, 2011 under Bankruptcy Law, Idaho
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FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
There is the possibility from what you have written that you could very well be accused of stealing money from your mother since you have access to her bank accounts and have pulled money from it. However, you state that the money was pulled for your mother's bills and other needs and used for such.
Hopefully you have actual receipts in hand showing what you used the money that you pulled from your mother's bank accounts. I presume that you do not have a power of attorney for your mother. Given the fact that she is in a psychiatric hospital she presumably does not have the mental capacity to sign an power of attorney presently.
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